Forthcoming Events & Conferences

The members of the Cancer RRG are frequently involved in organising cancer events. Also listed are other events of interest to cancer researchers in Northern Ireland

• CRRG 2009 Annual Retreat
• QUB 2009 Mitchell Lecture
• QUB CCRCB Seminar Programme
• Cancer Reform Strategy "The Impact So Far"
• IACR 2010 Annual Meeting
• Breast Cancer Campaign 3rd Scientific Conference

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CRRG 2009 Annual Retreat
Friday 6 November 2009
Comfort Hotel, Antrim

The 2009 Annual Retreat of the Cancer RRG will be held on Friday 6 November at the Comfort Hotel (to be renamed Dunsilly Hotel) in Antrim.

(The hotel is situated immediately to the left of the off-slip of the M2 when leaving the motorway to go to Ballymena and Coleraine. To access the hotel turn left towards Antrim and take the first left and immediately left again. The hotel entrance is in front of you at approx. 300 yards).

We are pleased to announce that the retreat programme titled, “New Directions in Cancer Research” includes presentations from three external speakers, namely Dr Margaret Ashcroft, University College London, Professor Anthony Staines, Dublin City University and Professor Des Higgins, Conway Institute, University College Dublin. The Nursing and Allied Health Professionals’ programme will commence slightly later in the morning and will proceed simultaneously.

Six breakout sessions, incorporating further shorter talks, have also been organised by members of the Cancer RRG.

The poster sessions are designed to encourage discussion among members and to identify the breadth of Cancer Research in NI. All participants are encouraged to submit posters into one of three categories; (1) Cellular Biology, (2) Molecular Biology, (3) Nursing and Clinical Research. There will be a prize for the best poster in each section.
Please encourage all members of your research group to submit posters. If you have a poster prepared for another conference please submit it to the retreat. The main aim is to get discussion within the members of the Cancer RRG.

Registration forms should be completed by all who wish to attend.

All abstracts will be included in the conference programme. Therefore please adhere to the following abstract specifications:

Registration Form:	Please forward with abstract
Title:	Brief and specific
Author’s names & affiliation:	Below the title (presenting author underlined).
Text of abstract:	Arial 11 font, single-spaced (it can contain figures and tables).
Length:	No more than one A4 page
Category:	Please specify the category (‘Cell Biology’, ‘Molecular Biology’ or ‘Nursing & Clinical Studies’) at bottom of abstract
Deadline:	Friday 16 October 2009

Registration is free for all PIs and AIs in the Cancer RRG. If you have new members of staff or research students please get them registered as AIs.

For further information please contact Susie Hart (s.hart@qub.ac.uk or 028 9097 2761).

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QUB Centre for Cancer Research & Cell Biology


Seminar Programme 2009-2010

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QUB 2009 Mitchell Lecture


Dr Bruce Chabner, Professor of Medicine and Clinical Director, The Cancer Center at the Massachusetts General Hospital
Thursday 12 November 2009
QUB

The Mitchell Lecture was initiated in 2007 and is held annually to honour the Chancellor of Queen's University Belfast, Senator George Mitchell, for his enormous contributions to the University and the wider community. This year Queen’s University is delighted to announce that Dr Bruce A. Chabner, an internationally renowned oncologist and cancer pharmacologist, will present the Mitchell lecture. Dr Chabner has devoted both his clinical and research career to the improvement of patient treatment and care affecting patients throughout the world.

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Cancer Reform Strategy
"The Impact So Far"
26 January 2010
London

Guest of Honour: Professor Mike Richards, National Cancer Director, Department of Health

Following the launch of the Cancer Reform Strategy in December 2007, this seminar will examine how effective the strategy has been at improving the early detection of cancer, delivery of cancer services, patient experience and outcomes. It is timed to coincide with the second annual report on the Cancer Reform Strategy.

Further details of the event, including a full agenda and a booking form can be found at the following link:
www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/healthforum/events.html

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IACR 2010 Annual Meeting
3rd, 4th & 5th March 2010
Galway

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Breast Cancer Campaign 3rd Scientific Conference
18 May 2010
Royal Society in London

Confirmed keynotes Professor Robert Coleman (University of Sheffield) speaking on ‘Recent advances in treatment of metastatic breast cancer’

Professor John Bartlett (University of Edinburgh) speaking on ‘Biomarkers for diagnosis and prediction of therapeutic response in clinical breast cancer’

A broad range of talks selected from submitted abstracts will be given and an extensive poster exhibition will take place throughout the day.

For further information, please visit www.bccconference.ukevents.org which features useful information and details on the abstract submission (deadline Friday 20 November).